The Office - Go Ryan
You knew there would be a twist and Michael Scott returned as you would expect - with a horrible imitation of Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I'll be back...I am back...I am going nowhere" There is good and bad in that for all. And now we know why Ryan doesn't get coffee anymore. Too bad he is such a bad salesman. The biggest disappointment will be Dwight's.
As far as Jim and Pam go, he seems free. Did he just up and leave NY without letting Karen know. If so I can't wait for the season opener. He probably could have had the job as we know he has shown he is a great salesman and corporate wanted him to move up before. The best show on tv? If not, it has to be close.
Scrubs - to get married or not
No one can tell me that this shouldn't be the last season. From the beginning NBC has moved this off the wall comedy around and now that they are finally leaving it alone the cost is going up as most of the actors have been on the show from the beginning. Even the guest appearances have gone up in quality and we know that costs money.
Will Kim and JD have the baby - will it be healthy. What is the deal with Elliot? All comedies, and even dramas, built around unrequited sexual chemistry usually fail when the relationship is consummated. Can we go another season like this? I hope we get a conclusion and then move on. The characters have all grown and need to "get a life".
My perfect ending - Ted moves out of his Mom's house.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Heroes meets Shogun
Time for the Shogun DVD to be looked at, I didn't even know Masi Oka was in it. Awesome ending. Sylar alive but hurt, Matt and DL shot - no Lindeman to save them, too bad Peter (who is alive) hadn't met Lindeman. What is Angela Petrelli's power? Tell me already. From interviews we get a sense the Petrellis have lived, but everything else is in the open.
The cockroach on the manhole harkens back to the beginning of the season and we know Sylar will be back, but did he crawl away or get taken. At least Peter lives (he can heal) but we have the feeling from interviews that Nathan lives too. Did he throw Peter, gain more powers, get a shield of some sort?
All the heroes powers grew over the last few episodes, and George Takei shows he is more involved than before (in the flashbacks), and the next "volume" is called Generations. Will we find out about all the parents and the company, we are seeing some of it in the graphic novels on NBC.com which is something I recommend following all summer. Right now we are learning about the Haitian and the fact his dad had power.
The finale did everything it was supposed to: brought all the heroes together, showed the explosion, saved NYC (I live close so Yeah.), and set up next years plans. Unlike some other shows there is really no questions/theories floating around (See LOST), but we have a few.
Will Uluru show up?
What does the eclipse have to do with the show? Is it a red herring?
What is Angela Petrelli's power?
I can live with that. Can you? Give me your comments.
The cockroach on the manhole harkens back to the beginning of the season and we know Sylar will be back, but did he crawl away or get taken. At least Peter lives (he can heal) but we have the feeling from interviews that Nathan lives too. Did he throw Peter, gain more powers, get a shield of some sort?
All the heroes powers grew over the last few episodes, and George Takei shows he is more involved than before (in the flashbacks), and the next "volume" is called Generations. Will we find out about all the parents and the company, we are seeing some of it in the graphic novels on NBC.com which is something I recommend following all summer. Right now we are learning about the Haitian and the fact his dad had power.
The finale did everything it was supposed to: brought all the heroes together, showed the explosion, saved NYC (I live close so Yeah.), and set up next years plans. Unlike some other shows there is really no questions/theories floating around (See LOST), but we have a few.
Will Uluru show up?
What does the eclipse have to do with the show? Is it a red herring?
What is Angela Petrelli's power?
I can live with that. Can you? Give me your comments.
Jericho Season (Series) Finale
Oh my god what is going to happen next, helicopters, tanks, cancellation...I hate CBS...NUTS campaign and the show is a mid season replacement. Skeet Ulrich is back and if the 2008 ratings are good enough it will be back on as a full season show. I don't know if it will go that far but at least we aren't left hanging after one of the best and most thought provoking season finales of the year.
Last we left them Hawkins had the tank overlooking the tracks, Jake was in charge of the blockade, and unit of helicopters was flying over to the battle, then bang and the shooting starts. We know who died so far but who is next. Except for Hawkins and Jake, everyone is vulnerable. I think this show can only get better and with the extra time to prepare, the thrills can just go up.
Last we left them Hawkins had the tank overlooking the tracks, Jake was in charge of the blockade, and unit of helicopters was flying over to the battle, then bang and the shooting starts. We know who died so far but who is next. Except for Hawkins and Jake, everyone is vulnerable. I think this show can only get better and with the extra time to prepare, the thrills can just go up.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Spiderman 3 and the Sequel Summer to Be
The full Spiderman 3 review is below, but first I have to talk about the crazy number of sequels this summer. So many that even the fact checkers at Newsday have the number wrong. In this weeks edition of Fanfare, Newsday said there were 13 sequels, by my count there are at least 16 and I list them below. If the title is Red, then I already saw it, if Green, then I will be going as soon as possible, the rest I may skip.
28 Weeks Later (May 13) - seeing this weekend.
The Bourne Ultimatum (Aug. 3) - no CGI here.
Day Watch (June 1) - Sequel to Night Watch, a low budget Russian
vampire/supernatural movie. Very cool
Evan Almighty (June 22) - no Jim Carrey, but I can live with Morgan
Freeman and Steve Carrel.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (June 15) - Jessica Alba
Fay Grim (May 18) - Sequel to Henry Fool
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July 13) - Last book comes out the following week.
Halloween (Aug. 31)
Hostel: Part II (June 8)
Live Free or Die Hard (June 27) - Yippee Kay Yay...
Mr. Bean's Holiday (Aug. 31)
Ocean's Thirteen (June 8) - Getting rid of the stench of Ocean's 12
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (May 25)
Rush Hour 3 (Aug. 10)
Shrek the Third (May 18)
Spiderman 3 (May 4)
Next week we will talk about original movies, such as Mr. Brooks, Stardust, and Transformers.
Spiderman 3:
If you are a fan of the Spiderman comic books, then you will have very little to complain about, in regards to the villian or the modifications to the origins of the black suit and the villians. If however, you are not a comic book fan, then the meteor falling and causing the black suit to appear is confusing.
Back story for the
Black Suit: (Skip if you know this)
In the 80's Marvel comics had an event called Secret Wars. All the the Marvel superheroes and villians were taken to space to fight it out with each other by a super powerful being. Spidey's outfit got shredded and he went into a machine that made up what you wished for. Unfortunately it was costume that had a parasite in it that bonded with Spidey. There had to be some concessions to the black suit origin, and this was for the introduction of the meteor in the park that had the creature that was the black suit and later caused Eddie
Brock to become Venom.
All the villians origins have been updated to the year 2007 and that had to happen. Comics update there heroes all the time or most would have aged until they were senile. Sandman looked exactly like in the comics and the effects were unbelievable. I can't wait until he comes back in Spiderman 4 or 5 or 6. Well you get the point. Thomas Hayden Church packed on the muscle and made you care about a killer. This only juxtaposed with the Black suited Spidey and the new Goblin.
28 Weeks Later (May 13) - seeing this weekend.
The Bourne Ultimatum (Aug. 3) - no CGI here.
Day Watch (June 1) - Sequel to Night Watch, a low budget Russian
vampire/supernatural movie. Very cool
Evan Almighty (June 22) - no Jim Carrey, but I can live with Morgan
Freeman and Steve Carrel.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (June 15) - Jessica Alba
Fay Grim (May 18) - Sequel to Henry Fool
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July 13) - Last book comes out the following week.
Halloween (Aug. 31)
Hostel: Part II (June 8)
Live Free or Die Hard (June 27) - Yippee Kay Yay...
Mr. Bean's Holiday (Aug. 31)
Ocean's Thirteen (June 8) - Getting rid of the stench of Ocean's 12
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (May 25)
Rush Hour 3 (Aug. 10)
Shrek the Third (May 18)
Spiderman 3 (May 4)
Next week we will talk about original movies, such as Mr. Brooks, Stardust, and Transformers.
Spiderman 3:
If you are a fan of the Spiderman comic books, then you will have very little to complain about, in regards to the villian or the modifications to the origins of the black suit and the villians. If however, you are not a comic book fan, then the meteor falling and causing the black suit to appear is confusing.
Back story for the
Black Suit: (Skip if you know this)In the 80's Marvel comics had an event called Secret Wars. All the the Marvel superheroes and villians were taken to space to fight it out with each other by a super powerful being. Spidey's outfit got shredded and he went into a machine that made up what you wished for. Unfortunately it was costume that had a parasite in it that bonded with Spidey. There had to be some concessions to the black suit origin, and this was for the introduction of the meteor in the park that had the creature that was the black suit and later caused Eddie
Brock to become Venom.
All the villians origins have been updated to the year 2007 and that had to happen. Comics update there heroes all the time or most would have aged until they were senile. Sandman looked exactly like in the comics and the effects were unbelievable. I can't wait until he comes back in Spiderman 4 or 5 or 6. Well you get the point. Thomas Hayden Church packed on the muscle and made you care about a killer. This only juxtaposed with the Black suited Spidey and the new Goblin.The black suit came right from the comics and even the way Peter fought it off fit the marvel universe comic book version. My only regret is the introduction of Venom so early. Sandman and Goblin would have been enough (See Batman movies for the problem of using too many villians - they all get short thrift). Peter could have fought the black suit and thrown i
t off in the church where it could have crawled away. Then the after credit scene could have been when it latched onto Eddie. This would have set up the next movie and made for more focus on the origins of the parasite. Dr. Connors could have been more involved since we are still waiting for him to be the lizard.
All in all a fantastic movie for all action movie fans and comic movie fans to see. This is the classic definition of a popcorn movie and the only thing missing was Jessica Alba.
t off in the church where it could have crawled away. Then the after credit scene could have been when it latched onto Eddie. This would have set up the next movie and made for more focus on the origins of the parasite. Dr. Connors could have been more involved since we are still waiting for him to be the lizard.All in all a fantastic movie for all action movie fans and comic movie fans to see. This is the classic definition of a popcorn movie and the only thing missing was Jessica Alba.
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